The Paul Dermody Podcast

It's no doubt that in the fitness industry and gyms enhancers and prescription fat burners are now a rampant issue. Where they were once used for the elite they are now common -place . In this episode I pose 10 questions in which to consider your long term physical and mental health .

In this episode I'm joined by Gary Vaynerchuk's personal trainer Jordan Syatt. We talk about fitness and nutrition myths, how to stay consistent with general fitness and well-being and the mindset of the strong confident and successful. At just 26, Jordan has been self-employed for most of his adult life and has amassed a huge social media following with his free content.

In this episode Paul talks about his extreme dieting history and the negative effects it has on his health, confidence, mindset and life. He poses a series of questions that will make you assess whether a prep or extreme diet phase is for you. Coming from someone who has worked with a number of people recovering from terrible eating patterns this is a hard hitting realistic and frank overview on the whole dieting system.

Orlaith poses some questions to Paul about how he has instilled more confidence in both himself and his business since starting from an office job 18 months ago. We delve into our top FAQ's about mindset, confidence, not giving a shit what other people think, how to put dumb crap that holds us back into perspective. Paul speaks really passionately about this topic as it's one he tries to instil in all his clients and really believes that it is what is holding us all back.

In this episode Paul talks about the top FAQ's he receives through clients and social media.1-Do I need to include cheat meals to lose weight 2-How do I use cardio for fat loss ? 3-I don't have much time how do I get my workout in ? 4- Do I need fat burning supplements ? 5-I keep putting myself down and have very low confidence – do you have any tips you've used with clients to help? 6-Do I need to do the squat deadlift and bench to lose fat and shape up my body? 7-I over-indulged at the weekend should I do more cardio or eat less food tomorrow? 8-Do I need to switch things up with my nutrition and training to keep my body guessing? 9-What should I eat on holidays to not gain fat ?

A solo episode from Orlaith where she talks about attaching negative emotions to your body and food .We see them as something to be constantly worked on by controlling food and how you eat it.This leads us to negative thinking and our behaviour always follow our, even if we don't realise She chats about how a trigger can lead to sadness and disbelief and self-sabotage. Ultimately anxious energy leads to anxious and irrational behaviours which many diets produce .

In this episode Paul speaks in depth about his experience with clients who have had long term weight loss transformations. We chat about the main training and nutrition tips and habits that are imperative to long term weight loss for people who have a lot of weight to lose. We also go into the common mistake we see from people in terms of mindset, nutrition and training .

In this episode we give a follow on from our negative psychological effects of dieting episode . We give our top 9 tips for overcoming a diet mentality and how to work on your mindset towards dieting

In this episode we talk about why constantly striving to be in diet and fat loss can massively negatively impact your mentality and results long term. We chat about how dieting can negatively effect your confidence and how to create good habits around it instead. We chat about the outside-in approach so many people take that negatively impacts them. We speak about how to recognise your own triggers and weaknesses and how to work around that. Finally we talk about emotional eating, where it stems from and how to get yourself into a positive feedback loop to begin to lose this habit.

Orlaith interviews Megan Bruneau , a psychotherapist and wellness coach based in New York who specialises in helping people change their relationships to themselves. Her work has been featured in Forbes, The Huffington Post and more. She chats about how to recognise and make attempts to overcome anxiety , disordered eating and perfectionism .